Charlottesville Skateboard Park: Difference between revisions
(→Meadowcreek Parkway relocation: + open house) |
|||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==Meadowcreek Parkway relocation== | ==Meadowcreek Parkway relocation== | ||
The park is be relocated to the east side of [[McIntire Park]] due to the construction of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]]. | The park is be relocated to the east side of [[McIntire Park]] due to the construction of the [[Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange]]. | ||
<ref name=looming /> Planning process for a new permanent site | <ref name=looming /> Planning process for a new permanent site began in the summer of 2014. <ref>{{cite web|title=Skate Park designs move forward, awaiting funds|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/18089-skate-park-designs-awaiting-funds/|author= Effie Nicholaou|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 14, 2014|accessdate=May 19, 2014}}</ref> An open house for the design review will be held on {{as of|2015|1|22}} from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the [[Carver Recreation Center]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=McIntire Skate Park Design Review Open House|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/calendar/19902-mcintire-skate-park-design-review--open-house/|author=|work= | ||
Calendar|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 11, 2015}} | |||
==Map== | ==Map== | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 12 January 2015
Charlottesville Skateboard Park, also known as McIntire Skateboard Park, or simply "the skate park" is a Charlottesville City Park, free and open to the public. Full pads (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads) are required to use the park, though free pads are available to borrow. [1] The park was completed in 2000. [2]
The skate park ranks in 2011 among the top two city parks in number of visits per year.[3]
History
The skate park arose somewhat organically in the mid- to late-1990s[when?], when skateboarders set up ramps, rails, and other obstacles on the site of former tennis courts. The city eventually took over the site and turned it into an official city park. [3]
Meadowcreek Parkway relocation
The park is be relocated to the east side of McIntire Park due to the construction of the Meadowcreek Parkway Interchange. [3] Planning process for a new permanent site began in the summer of 2014. [4] An open house for the design review will be held on As of January 22, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Carver Recreation Center. <ref>Web. McIntire Skate Park Design Review Open House, Calendar, Charlottesville Tomorrow, retrieved January 11, 2015.
Map
Coordinates:
38°02′30″N 78°28′33″W / 38.041779°N 78.475751°W
References
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville: Skate Park, official website, City of Charlottesville
- ↑ Web. Evolution of Charlottesville's Skate Park, Daria Brezinski, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 22, 2013, retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Web. With parkway looming, where is a skater to go?, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 29, 2011
- ↑ Web. Skate Park designs move forward, awaiting funds, Effie Nicholaou, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 14, 2014, retrieved May 19, 2014.